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The box: 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)Packs per box: 36Cards per pack: 10Cards in this box: 353Base set completion: 301 of 350 (86 percent)Duplicates: 0

What’s Buzz-worthy: The hobby’s annual flagship release is one that gets plenty of attention and because of that it includes plenty of variety, surprises and potential for big cardboard. The First Pitch celebs are back and they are relatively plentiful in a box, while a new inclusion focuses on the talents at the MLB Network and they’re found (surprisingly) just one per box. The celebs don’t have ink, but the Network stars do and that’s not the only way you might find ink here. There are autographs on the super-thick Relics (think Five Star) and World Series-winning Cubs inserts — we didn’t find that ink here but we did find a Cub. How thick are the Relics? You’ll get just three cards in that pack when you pull one. One thing you probably won’t find are a number of short-printed variations — there are some in this release but they seem to be scaled back and aren’t easy pulls — and that’s a plus. (Some may not like the hit they take on case breaks when it comes to re-sale but collectors may think less is more after several years of hunting.) The parallels seem to be downplayed here — just three serial-numbered cards and four Rainbows — which is probably in part due to the design being closer to full-bleed for the second consecutive year. Also a plus if you ask this collector. One interesting feature is adding the players’ Twitter and Instagram handles onto their cards — or a #toppsbaseball hashtag to add to the discussions if they don’t have them. All in all, this one feels like a definite improvement on last season and it seems that the hits and inserts are a tad stronger, too. This particular box wasn’t the flashiest in terms of who we pulled but it shows that there’s plenty to see here. Check out the massive gallery below for even more.

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My favorite card is the Cubs ‘World Series Champs’ card. While it may not be rare or flashy, when my 10 year old saw a pic he thought it was the coolest card ever. Great base card that will be the centerpiece of a real fan’s collection. Thank you!

My favorite card is the Cubs ‘World Series Champs’ card. While it may not be rare or flashy, when my 10 year old saw a pic he thought it was the coolest card ever. Great base card that will be the centerpiece of a real fan’s collection. Thank you!

I love the throwback to the 1987 topps “wood” cards. 1987 was when I really got into card collecting, the 87 Topps Mark McGwire was the one card me and all my friends wanted back then! So glad #Topps is honoring that set!

My favorite card would probably have to be the Dansby Swanson RC… Just a nice clean action picture – you can almost see the hustle this kid has! I have to say only 2 golds in a hobby box is a bit questionable to me though… Being a parallel rookie collector, the odds of pulling any #d ones seems a bit daunting… Probably even a longshot!

I absolutely love when Topps Series 1 comes out every year, it kinda signals the beginning of the baseball season, the rebirth of my baseball passion! Im a huge fan of MLB Network (its the first thing i turn on in the morning and the last thing i watch before going to bed), so I am looking forward to collecting the entire set of MLB Network inserts.

My favorite inserts are the 1987 ones. I especially love the vintage players. The foil stamp is a nice touch. I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since the original set! It’s also nice to see Barry Bonds back in a Topps product. Fun stuff!
@batcavelv

I need to reboot my baseball collection! This will be a great start! These cards look amazing. I absolutely love the card designs on baseball cards over sny other sport. Grest job to TOPPS for being so good with the designs.

I had to keep looking over and over to see which one is my favorite. The throw back ones look awesome but its hard to beat those 5 tool cards. Those look sick!! Great job on the design Topps like for real!

Love this product thanks topps for the product so blowout can review it

Pro great price , great product love the new design love the 87 style of the cards and autos, nice to see some on card autos
Every year when this product comes out it’s like the beginning of baseball season for me spring training right around the corner, everyone on the threads and media gearing up for the season and the hobby

Wanted to add one more thought. Like I said previous love the 1987 design, one thing I wanted to add was I think topps needs to change up the reprints they put in there insert sets. At least change the years of the reprint inserts I have so many of the Reggie Jackson and Clemente reprints from previous releases there kind of getting redundant, obviously great players just use a different year instead of the same year over and over.

Loving the Harper Base! He’s such a beast! Hitting one of his autos would be nice too lol Love the Clemente cards as he’s a huge legend. The base rookies look sick too. I’d take one of the Bregman rookies off of your hand! Clean images, overall pretty solid! @strtracer522

My 40th BDay is this month and would be an awesome gift to self.
Love the design this year and various inserts, glad to see the hobby making such a strong comeback over the years.
Thanks for opportunity!

I’m not really into the base design much this year, but love the inserts more this year. The 1987 inserts and Mothers/Fathers Day inserts and really nice, and the MLB Network cards were a nice touch this year.

I am a huge fan of Topps and their Series 1 baseball product. The insert set that I personally like the best and also love, is the five tool insert set. I love the way that they are designed and I feel that they should create more insert sets like this. Also, my favorite base cards are Kris Bryant (#1), Corey Seager (#5), and Gary Sanchez (#7). I really this Topps Series of baseball cards and I would love to congratulate Topps on their job well done!